50 people were initially rescued from the avalanche site and five others were still reportedly missing Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

An avalanche in the Alaskan backcountry buried three skiers under at least 40 feet of snow, Alaska Wildlife Troopers said in a dispatch Wednesday. The blanket of debris could be as deep as 100 ...

Alaska Wildlife Troopers were notified of the avalanche and missing skiers around 5:10 p.m. Tuesday, but they were not able to begin recovery efforts because of waning daylight and hazardous ...

GIRDWOOD, Alaska — Three skiers who had flown by helicopter to a remote mountain range were swept away by an avalanche and probably killed under the weight of dozens of feet of snow, Alaska ...

A HEROIC rescue mission saw dozens of construction workers pulled out alive from metal containers after being buried by an avalanche. On Friday, 54 construction workers were submerged under snow ...

Dozens of construction workers have been pulled alive from metal containers after they were trapped by a deadly Himalayan avalanche for around 36 hours, according to authorities in northern India ...

An avalanche in Alaska backcountry swept up and buried three skiers under a blanket of snow that could be as deep as a 10-storey building, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. While troopers have ...

She has been working in journalism for seven years. Getty Authorities say three people are dead after getting caught in an avalanche while heli-skiing in Alaska. The avalanche occurred on Tuesday ...